ISHII Yuya (1983, Japan) studied screen images at Osaka University of Arts and made many works while at university and garnered many prizes at various film festivals in Japan. To Walk Beside You is his fifth film.
Love Japan (2002, short), Cicadas Are Crying (2005, short), Two Women of the Eighth Year (2005, short), Bare-assed Japan (2006), Tokyo no Sora no Kumo ha Natadecoco (2006, short), Rebel, Jiro’s Love (2006), Girl Sparks (2007), Bakemono moyou/Of Monster Mode (2008), Kimi to arukou/To Walk Beside You (2009), Sawako Decides (2009), Short Film Collection (2010, short)